Tag Archives: fire

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Christopher George

VU, “Nous Vous La Souhaitons Bonne et Heureuse,” [“We Wish You Happy and Happy”], January 1, 1930, (2009.52.75) Weegee, [Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Year’s Eve at Sammy’s Bar, New York], January 1, 1943, (2017.1993) Weegee, “Tavern of ground floor … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, 1945, 1951, 1970, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Dan Weiner, fire, Leon Levinstein, New Year, New Year's Eve, Salvador Dali, Sammy's Bowery Follies, Sharon Avery, Times Square, Weegee | Leave a comment

Jill Freedman: Firehouse

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Christopher George

Jill Freedman, Harlem Stoop, New York City, from “Firehouse,” 1976 (143.1981.a) Jill Freedman, Next time, I’ll do the cooking, New York City, from “Firehouse,” 1976 (143.1981.b) Jill Freedman, Brotherly Love, South Bronx, from “Firehouse,” 1975 (143.1981.d) Jill Freedman, Phantom Peace, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged Bronx, FDNY, fire, Harlem, Jill Freedman, Manhattan, New York, New York City, South Bronx, Women's History Month | Leave a comment

Year of the Dog (6): Weegee’s Dogs

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, “Pet Dog Joins Smoke-Poisoned Fireman,” 1942 (15050.1993) “Pet Dog Joins Smoke-Poisoned Fireman Fireman Edward Frank, left, getting oxygen in an ambulance during an Eighth St. fire, was joined by Boots, Engine Co. 14 mascot. The dog wouldn’t leave until … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1940, 1942, 1944, bulldog, dog, fire, lunar new year, Manhattan, New York, New York City, PM, puppies, puppy, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, Year of the Dog | Leave a comment

Happy New Year: Hot and Free

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Christopher George

Weegee, “Tavern of ground floor of burning building at 80 Greenwich St. is shelter for firemen overcome by smoke, New Year’s Eve. Customers also had a hot time,” January 2, 1945 (15175.1993) Weegee, “Hot,” January 1, 1940 (15010.1993) Hot. Coney … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1937, 1940, 1943, Coney Island, fire, New Year, New Year's, New Year's Eve, Sammy's Bowery Follies, Stuyvesant Casino, Weegee | Leave a comment

Weegee’s Cats

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Christopher George

Weegee, “Firemen William Murawski and William Miller went to the rescue of this cat when it wedged itself between the walls of the buildings at 51 and 53 Barclay St.“, October 6, 1942 (15153.1993) PM, October 6, 1942, p. 19 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1942, 1943, cat, cats, Caturday, fire, Lower East Side, Manhattan, Naked City, New York, New York City, PM, Weegee, Weegee's Cats | Leave a comment

Ritz, Rocco, Skippy and Smokey

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Christopher George

Ritz Weegee, “Ritz, a puppy belonging to William Kinsman, was one of the causalities of the two-alarm blaze, New York,” February 1, 1944 (1056.1993) Ritz, a puppy belonging to William Kinsman, was one of the causalities of the two-alarm blaze … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged dog, fire, Manhattan, New York, puppy, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, Weegee's dogs | Leave a comment

Boots, Buddy, Jerry and Dixie Girl

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Christopher George

Boots Weegee (1899-1968), “Pet Dog Joins Smoke-Poisoned Fireman,” December 24, 1942 (15050.1993) Pet Dog Joins Smoke-Poisoned Fireman Fireman Edward Frank, left, getting oxygen in an ambulance during an Eighth St. fire, was joined by Boots, Engine Co. 14 mascot. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1941, 1942, bulldog, collie, dog, fire, PM, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, Weegee's dogs | 1 Comment

Weegee Wednesday: Carrying a laughing musician and her violin, a cute puppy named Ritz, and two very small kittens. Lantern Slides 13, 14 and 15.

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Firefighters carrying a musician and her violin to safety during a fire, New York], January 28, 1943 [Weegee Portfolio 16], Lantern Slide 13 Weegee, Ritz, a puppy belonging to William Kinsman, was one of the causalities of the two-alarm … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1943, 1944, fire, Kitten, lantern slides, pet, PM, puppy, rescue, violin, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday | Leave a comment

Weegee Wednesday: Welcome Back!

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Christopher George

Weegee (1899-1968), “All Steamed Up,” May 9, 1940 (2423.1993) All Steamed Up This started off as a break in a water main… as all the cameramen left… on a hunch I stuck around alone… suddenly there was a rumble… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, Amsterdam Avenue, back, dog, drawing, fire, hats, Manhattan, Naked City, New York, New York City, New York World Telegram, opera, PM, SIESTA, sleeping, Speed Graphic, verso, water main, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday, WWII | 8 Comments

Weegee Wednesdays: Weegee Does New Jersey. Or, “I always got lost in Jersey.”

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Christopher George

Unidentified Photographer, Weegee on Lindbergh Case, Flemington N.J., ca. 1935, (19796.1993) Three days and 73 years ago, on April 26, 1942, Weegee photographed a tragic train crash in the Exchange Place station on the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. (Low ridership … Continue reading →

Posted in Fans in a Flashbulb | Tagged 1942, 1944, Clare Boothe Luce, Exchange Place, fire, Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, Jersey City, New Jersey, Newark, nudist, Palisades Park, PATH, PM, subway, train, Weegee, Weegee Wednesday | Leave a comment